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Pirate Island

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“ Never a dull moment! „
~ Lady Billionaire
Pirate Island
Season 1, Episode 41
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Air date November 4, 1983
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"Pirate Island" is the 41st episode of Inspector Gadget. It is the 51st episode in production order.

Synopsis[]

The steel drum version of the Inspector Gadget theme can mean only one thing: Gadget, Penny, and Brain are on vacation in the Caribbean. But before they've had a chance to get any serious R&R on Gadget's dilapidated old rust-bucket of a boat, duty calls and the inspector's back to work.

After sinking his own vessel, he quickly puts on his gadget coat and inflates it to be used for flotation. The trio is rescued by a passing cruise ship ― the very ship that's gone missing. While a quartet of lovely stuffy billionaires coo and cluck over the exciting "fake rescue" and its castaways, the ship's M.A.D. agent Captain Malcolm learns from Dr. Claw that he's just saved the "trouble-making" Inspector Gadget and now, he must eliminate him. Gadget disappears below deck to fix the ship's engine when an 18th-century pirate ship appears on the horizon. With M.A.D. agent Pegleg Peg at the helm, the ship sails up and the wealthy passengers are captured.

Threat after threat to the four good-natured blue dudes are laughed off as all part of "The Pirate Island Fun Tour" and they refuse to sign over their fortunes for fear of ending the adventure. It must be an act since the numerous attempts on the life of surprise guest celebrity, Inspector Gadget, keep failing ― but savvy Penny and hard-working Brain know better. Yet another attempt to kill Gadget was to order him to the engine room to do an impossible task while Pegleg Peg fires a missile at the cruise ship, sinking it. However, Inspector Gadget realizes this and uses his Gadget-copter to get himself to safety.

After landing on Skull Island (with the requisite skull formation in the rocks), Malcolm hits on an idea: Sign the papers, he tells the jovial group, and you're assured a spot on next year's tour. Before anyone could say "power of attorney" or even "fine print," they've all scrawled their signatures on the forums. Now it's just a matter of getting those documents to Dr. Claw, so he can take possession of their billions ― but in swoops, Brain snatches them away from co-conspirators Peg and Malcolm. It is a mad dash to the end as each of the billionaires bags a M.A.D. agent, Penny controlling Peg and Malcolm's motorcycle into crashing. Gadget yanks the papers from Brain's paw just as the both stumble across Chief Quimby, bringing an end to this adventure ― but not before Gadget promises to take Penny on the Pirate Island Fun Tour next year.

The episode ends with Gadget noticing the skull-and-crossbones sign when Penny and Brain play pirate, and talking about how it's also used as a poison warning on chemical containers.

Featuring Voices of[]

Trivia[]

"MAD's Theme" by Shuki Levy and Haim Saban is briefly be heard when Pegleg Peg and Captain Malcolm ride a motorcycle through the jungle.

Gadgets used[]

Locations[]

Chief Quimby's disguise[]

  • Inside the beak of a large mechanical pelican.

Self-destructing message[]

  • "Investigate missing tour boat for billionaires. Suspect M.A.D. will force billionaires to sign over their fortunes to Dr. Claw. If successful, no charity money. This message will self-destruct."

Chief Quimby's reaction to being blown up[]

  • Moans

M.A.D. Agents[]

Brain's disguises[]

  • Pirate
  • Hula Girl

Penny's gadgets[]

Gadget Goofs[]

  • Quimby's tie was missing in one shot of him near the end of the episode.

Home media releases[]

  • M.A.D. Academy (Family Home Entertainment)

Gallery[]

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